In this video, I'll demonstrate how you can
enter unpitched percussion staves into a score,
and how to enter notation into those staves using point-and-click,
computer keyboard, and midi keyboard entry.
Start Sibelius and open the Quick Start.
Click "Blank" and under document set up, click "Change Instruments."
In the Find box,
enter the instrument you wish to add.
I'm typing the word tambourine.
When I find it, click once on it.
It's in the category under other unpitched percussion.
You'll notice that there are several categories of unpitched percussion.
You can either click once on it and click add to the score,
or double-click and add it to the score.
To add another instrument,
double-click in the Find box and start typing the name,
in this case, type in Congas.
There are various options of staves with 1,2,3 or 4 lines,
the most common is two lines.
Selecting it, double-clicking it to add it to the score.
If you wish to change the location,
select the staves and score that you want to
move and change it by clicking the up or down icons.
Click "Okay," add any other elements to the score and then click "Create."
If you're in an existing score and you wish to add a percussion instrument to that score,
use the shortcut, the letter I,
to open the add or remove instruments window,
which is the same window that comes up when
you are creating a score using change instruments.
Type the instrument, in this case,
I'm looking for a Tam-tam,
another name for a gong,
select it, double-click on it to add it to the score,
change the order as needed, and click "Okay."
Unpitched percussion instruments are displayed using the percussion staff.
Percussion staves are the same as a treble staff.
A single line on pitch percussion is the line B on the treble clef.
A2 lined percussion instrument is the line G and D on a treble staff.
To enter notes, select the bar,
press the letter N,
choose the duration on the keypad and either go with your mouse and click it
in [NOISE] or type the letter B on the computer keyboard [NOISE].
You can also play B4,
the B above middle C on a midi controller.
Press "Escape" to clear the selection.
To enter on a two line staff,
select the bar, press the letter N,
choose the duration, and point-and-click to enter the notes [NOISE] on the desired line.
Make sure your mouse is positioned correctly.
If you click below the line,
[NOISE] use the up or down arrow keys to adjust it.
You can use the computer keyboard.
If you type the letter G,
sometimes it will be in the wrong place as it went to the G above the staff.
So I'm holding down Control on Windows,
Command on Mac [NOISE] to put it down into the correct octave.
I'm pressing the letter D on the computer keyboard and again,
it's in the wrong octave,
so I'm using the up arrow and now pressing D,
[NOISE] it's in the correct octave.
A midi keyboard will be more efficient,
so long as you play the correct pitches.
I'm playing G above middle C octave four,
[NOISE] and then D an octave and a step above middle C,
[NOISE] and entering the notes [NOISE] as needed.
So long as you choose the correct instrument from the instruments window,
when you press "Play," you will hear the proper playback.
[NOISE]